Climate in Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Hutchinson County, South Dakota gets 26 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Hutchinson County averages 36 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 210 sunny days per year in Hutchinson County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Hutchinson County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 87 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 9
Rain: averages 26 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 36 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Hutchinson County is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in South Dakota.

July is the hottest month for Hutchinson County with an average high temperature of 86.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in South Dakota. In Hutchinson County, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Hutchinson County are September, June and May.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Hutchinson County with an average of 9.0°. This is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

In Hutchinson County, there are 25.2 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in South Dakota.

In Hutchinson County, there are 154.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in South Dakota.

In Hutchinson County, there are 20.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in South Dakota.

June is the wettest month in Hutchinson County with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 39% of yearly precipitation and 7% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 25.5 inches in Hutchinson County means that it is wetter than most places in South Dakota.

May is the rainiest month in Hutchinson County with 10.2 days of rain, and December is the driest month with only 4.0 rainy days. There are 80.3 rainy days annually in Hutchinson County, which is about average compared to other places in South Dakota. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.1 inches in Hutchinson County means that it is less snowy than most places in South Dakota. December is the snowiest month in Hutchinson County with 7.3 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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